Fashion Icon: Clara Bow

Clara Bow was THE silent movie star of the 1920s.

Tomboyish, awkward and with a comical face, Clara won her first role on the screen at the age of 16 based on these qualities.

It's one of the things I love about Clara, she defies gender and still is sensational.

 

 

Clara Bow's make-up became iconic in the twenties, without Clara we wouldn't have the bow lip. A lipstick application that emphasises the curves of a woman's lips.

 

 

Military seemed to take some part in Clara's style;

 

 

But with age she became a prominent sex symbol.

 

 

Clara was a character

 

 

And some of her style would raise some eyebrows in our more modern society;

 

 

But I just love her style

 

 

Especially these shoe!

 

 

 

And there she is; Clara Bow- 1920s film star, fashion icon and sex symbol.